Over the skies of Anglesey, Wales, two RAF pilots faced the ancient calculus of survival — the moment when a machine can no longer be trusted and a human being must choose to leave it. Both ejected from their training jet before it fell and exploded near homes at RAF Valley, escaping with injuries but not their lives. The incident has stilled the rhythm of fighter training across the Royal Air Force as investigators work to understand what, in those final seconds, went wrong.
RAF training jet crashes in Wales after pilots eject safely
Two pilots were injured after ejecting from the aircraft, but both survived the incident.